Goodbye

This afternoon I said goodbye to my Trailblazer. We were finally able to sell it so that we could get me something bigger. While I was ready to sell it, this is all bittersweet. The car was the first big thing that I bought for myself after my divorce. It was in a way a reminder to me of finding myself again and becoming a stronger person after such a trying time in my life. So now to find a car to carry all 6 of us in. I look forward to the memories we will make in the new one. Now to find exactly what I want. This ought to be interesting....

And the Winner is....

I saw a tweet from Smashing Magazine about a book giveaway on another blog. I thought what the heck, I will enter it and just see if I win. Well, I won a book. I get Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers. I am so excited. Looking forward to getting the book and trying some new things with my photos.

A Comical Start to My Day

What I thought was starting out to be a good morning quickly turned into quite the morning. It all started out fine. One of the babies got up around 2:30 and was back down by 3, and the other one got up at 4:45 and was back down by 5:15 or so. JC was watching the babies while I started getting ready. I turned the bathroom light on and JC asked me why I had to turn the big light on. Of course I had to have it on to put on my makeup and his response was "it's not like you put enough on to make a difference". Needless to say, he started some major back tracking and quickly dug himself out of that hole. He said that it just didn't sound like that in his mind.

So after that blow (LOL), I began making bottles and fixing the kids' lunches for the day. As the kids are eating breakfast, my oldest daughter proceeds to tell me in the sweetest and most sincere voice "You know Mama, that extra fat you have from the babies doesn't look that bad. I kind of like it". Let's just say that after the way I told her "thank you", she won't be mentioning the "extra fat" again. I felt bad that I used that tone all of us wives have used with our husbands when they say something along these lines. Tonight I will politely explained to her why we don't say things like this. But I am glad to know that the "extra fat" doesn't look that bad.

After all of that, I am just glad that the Roc commercial didn't come on TV so that my son could tell me that I needed it to get rid of all the wrinkles around my eyes.

Two month old checkup

Today we took the babies to their two month old check-up. Both babies were great - at least once they got to the doctor's office with Daddy (JC). When I left the house this morning, I had the babies dressed and the diaper bag packed to make things easier for JC. Once the older two kids and I had left, the fun for JC began. Jesse got fussy and then Camie got started. He said that they were quiet for all of 7 seconds when he put them in their car seats. Then as he got gas for the truck, Camie was screaming and then Jesse joined in when his pacifier came out of his mouth. JC stopped to get him some breakfast and the lady at Chick-fi-la hear Jesse screaming over the intercom. Needless to say, Daddy had one of those mornings with them.

And let me tell you, my two babies are growing like weeds. Camie now weighs over 11 pounds while Jesse weighs in at 12 lbs 10 oz. His ear was much better today which was a relief. They both had to get 4 shots a piece which always breaks my heart. I just checked on them and they were both sleeping. It was hard to leave them today and come back to work, but I am thankful to have a job that allows me to be at appointments and events for all my kids.

First gym meet of the season

The first weekend this month, Maggie had her first gym meet of the season. To say that she was nervous would be an understatement. The kids were with their daddy that weekend, so my parents kept the babies and JC and I loaded up and headed to Tuscaloosa. The meet was long and she did pretty good for her first time. We have a lot of work to do, but she placed in every event and was 8th place overall for her age group. We have several more meets to attend this year, but at least the first one is under our belts.

Yellow Belt

This summer, Josh started taking karate and he is loving it. The last week of September, Josh was ready to test for his yellow belt. He was ready but I was a nervous wreck. Since we did early testing, he was the only white belt testing that night. After it was done, I asked if he got his yellow belt and was told that we wouldn't know for sure until awards on that Tuesday night. I was sick at my stomach then. All I could think of was what if he didn't get it - he would fall apart and it would break my heart. Well thank goodness he got and the smile on his face was priceless. Now we are working on our green belt (at least I believe that is the next belt that we will be getting). I will keep you posted on our progress.

2 months old

My how time flies by. It's hard to believe that this past Saturday, the babies turned 2 months old. Before they were born I would wonder how we would make it with 4 kids, now I wonder what we did without them. They are a joy to our lives. Saturday JC and I took them shopping for some new clothes since they have out grown most of their 0-3 months ones. They were so good and people were constantly asking us "Are they twins?" Sometimes I wanted to get smart with them, but we would just answer them with a polite yes.

JC decided that if we ever got a divorce (which we won't since we both don't believe in divorce) that he was getting the babies because they were a totally chick magnet. Every woman that passed us would stop and look at the babies. He is just too funny!

First One of the Season

Well after all the precautions that we have taken with the babies, they have their first colds. While Camie only has a runny nose, Jesse has an ear infection. Wednesday night he screamed for a while and would wake up during the night would wake up from sleep crying. I could not do anything to comfort him and should have seen that he was getting an ear infection. It's not like I haven't had a kid with them in the past. So he is on his round of antibiotics and should start feeling better soon. The good past is that even while they have had a cold the past couple of days, their eating has not slowed down.

While we were at the doctor, they weighed the babies. Let me just say that we have two big, healthy babies. Jesse weighed in at 11 lbs 10 oz and Camie was in at 10lbs 4 oz. Next week we will have the babies two month checkup. It's hard to believe that they will be 2 months old tomorrow. My how time flies.

Update

Yes I haven't updated in a while but I have been a little busy adjusting to life with four kids. Yes four kids now and I thought our calendar was full before the babies were born. I have to say that I am loving life as new mom again and loving having four despite the stresses that come with that. The babies will soon be 2 months old and we could not have been any more blessed than we have been with 2 healthy babies. They are growing like weeds. We go next week for their 2 month old check-up so I will let you know how much they weigh then.

Maggie and Josh are loving the babies. They want to be there for everything for them and have them at everything for them. This past Tuesday night I was leaving to take Maggie to gym and had planned on taking both of the babies so that JC and Josh could have some guy time. But Josh wanted Jesse to stay with them. They kiss the babies good night every night and tell them all the time how much they love them. I am lost without them when they go to their dad's because they are such a big help and wonderful to have around.

I am looking forward to what life and God has in store for us. What an adventure this will be!